What color is #D2BECF?

#D2BECF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2BECF?

The RGB value is 210, 190, 207: 210 red, 190 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2BECF?

The complementary color is #BED2C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2BECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2BECF color

#D2BECF rgb(210, 190, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D2BECF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 74.5% green and 81.2% blue (210, 190, 207).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#D2BECF color codes

HEX	`#D2BECF`
RGB	`rgb(210, 190, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 74.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.06, 10.05, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.06, 11.68, 329.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.253, 55.034, 66.679)`
Decimal	`13811407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2BECF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D2BECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2BECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D2BECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2becf; }
.text { color: #d2becf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2becf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 190 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2becf, #d2bec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2BECF?: #D2BECF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2BECF?: The RGB value is 210, 190, 207: 210 red, 190 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2BECF?: The complementary color is #BED2C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2BECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.